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Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

Duncan — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:00:42 +0000

Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—which blazed a trail in animal rescue, welfare, education, and legislation, and this year, marks its 40th anniversary—recalls what she and co-founder Pat Derby were doing in the earliest days of PAWS. Stewart notes that Derby, his longtime partner who died in 2013–and […]

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Catherine Doyle, Director of Science, Research and Advocacy for PAWS

Duncan — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:00:15 +0000

Catherine Doyle–Director of Science, Research and Advocacy for the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), and a noted, veteran elephant advocate —explains what’s behind her longtime passion for working to improve the welfare of captive elephants, while noting, interestingly, that in her formative years in Chicago, she was a regular zoo visitor yet has no particular […]

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Ed Stewart, co-founder and president of PAWS

Duncan — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:00:30 +0000

Ed Stewart—co-founder and president of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—recalls what prompted he and his late partner, the indefatigable Pat Derby, to launch PAWS, now marking its 30th anniversary. In answer to a question about what ways the PAWS mission has changed over the years, Stewart explains they never expected to be running a […]

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Pat Derby–co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

Duncan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000

Pat Derby–co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which operates three animal sanctuaries in Northern California, among them the 2300-acre ARK 2000, where upwards of a dozen elephants live–discusses the needs of and challenges faced by captive elephants; indicates that her view of elephants in zoos isn’t inherently one of opposition but involves a […]

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Pat Derby–former Hollywood animal trainer & author

libby — Mon, 31 May 2004 13:00:27 +0000

Pat Derby, a major, internationally-recognized figure in the animal world–former Hollywood animal trainer, author of “The Lady And Her Tiger” & “In The Presence Of Elephants,” co-founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)–discusses various facets of her career, including the animal training for showbiz and co-founding with Ed Stewart PAWS, which operates three animal […]

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